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An artist's impression of how Beaulieu station will look after its completion

The current local development plan will expire in 2021, meaning the council will have set out what the next one will include by spring 2018.

Chelmsford City Council bosses have identified three major growth areas around the city to build homes, shops and even traveller sites by 2036.

Council leader, Roy Whitehead, said: "What we try to do is to put a number of sites around the city.

"This can only improve Chelmsford and its transport links."

Manor Farm, Broomfield and Moulsham Hall are just three possible sites for housing developments.

To have your say on the plans, the council has launched a six week public consultation period.

This consultation stage, called the ‘Pre-Submission’, identifies how many homes, jobs and businesses are being planned for and their locations for the period up to 2036, along with other things needed to support growth, such as where children will go to school, where people will work, and how they will get around.